Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 241: Completion

This move had some effect. Ishiro, disguised as an enemy ambusher, seemed not to have expected Takumi to have this move. For a moment, he couldn't change direction, and Takumi managed to create some distance.

But Ishiro quickly adjusted his forward angle and once again closed in on Takumi.

Although Ishiro was close again, Takumi had discovered that the move he had just used unconsciously was effective. So after running forward a few more meters, he repeated the previous method again. This time he created a little more distance, but it wasn't as effective as the first time.

Ishiro, who was prepared, was still thrown off by Takumi for a distance, but he quickly adjusted his direction and resumed the chase.

Just like that, the two, one chasing and one fleeing, circled around these few streets. Every time Takumi changed direction, he could create some distance from Ishiro, but this bit of distance would be quickly closed during the subsequent straight-line sprint.

Constantly threatened by death, Takumi couldn't be distracted to think why, after so long, not a single patrolling ninja had appeared, why there was no one on these few streets.

His entire attention was focused on sensing the killing intent behind him and figuring out how to dodge and weave.

At this moment, Takumi felt as if he had returned to his childhood, to when he had just entered the Ninja Academy. At that time, he had quickly discovered his talent for speed. For this, he used the time others spent on training to improve his speed. But unfortunately, without professional guidance, Takumi went down the wrong path. Although his speed was indeed much faster than his peers, his overall strength was gradually surpassed by those whose foundations were originally inferior to his.

Once, Takumi had fallen into self-doubt, but his stubborn personality made him persist on his own path. Until, until Ishiro pointed out his insufficient foundation. After that, much of his training was no longer so extreme; he began to value the fundamentals more.

Ishiro's method was obviously effective. His strength improved rapidly, and he was now considered quite capable among Chunin.

But while consolidating his foundation, his specialty had also gradually faded into mediocrity. Although his speed still had a certain advantage among his peers, it was getting further and further away from his expectation of using speed to defeat enemies.

At this moment, pressured by the killing intent of the person behind him, Takumi had no choice but to abandon the mental shackles Ishiro had placed on him and begin to find a way to break the deadlock from some of his childhood ideas.

In his childhood, Takumi had many ideas that couldn't be tried due to the limitations of his physical foundation. Now, under the threat of death, he unconsciously used them.

This made it difficult for Ishiro behind him. Although Ishiro could surpass Takumi in speed with the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, he really couldn't keep up with Takumi's small-scale dodges and weaves. The fact that he was occasionally thrown off by Takumi was not because Ishiro was holding back, but because he genuinely couldn't keep up. Ishiro was only slowing down in the straight-line pursuit, not catching up to Takumi immediately.

Now, as Takumi used various strange methods one after another, Ishiro gradually began to have trouble keeping up with the rhythm. Ishiro was not a taijutsu ninja who excelled in speed, after all.

Fortunately, this state of Takumi's did not last long. After dozens of consecutive limit-pushing dodges, Takumi seemed to have found some knack for it.

Suddenly, Takumi, in front of Ishiro, made another side-step. This side-step was not much different from the beginning, but it looked much more proficient. Ishiro, following his previous response method, slightly adjusted his angle and then accelerated again, chasing after Takumi's back.

Although he had lost the initiative and Takumi had created some distance, Ishiro was confident that in the next moment, he could get close to Takumi again and apply the pressure of death once more.

But this time, Ishiro miscalculated. Unlike the single side-step from before, this time after moving a few meters to the left-front, Takumi did not stop. He actually made two more consecutive shifts.

This time, Ishiro could no longer maintain his close proximity to Takumi. The Lightning Release Stimulation Method could not support him in making multiple extreme shifts.

However, just because the Lightning Release Stimulation Method couldn't, didn't mean other means couldn't. At the very least, the Body Flicker Technique could. Ishiro had long been able to perform a seal-less Body Flicker, so seeing Takumi, who had created distance, about to turn around, Ishiro quickly circulated his chakra and used the Body Flicker Technique.

The result was that just as Takumi had managed to slightly shake off his enemy and was about to turn and fight back, the enemy also had a burst of speed and instantly rushed behind him.

Arriving behind Takumi, Ishiro felt some regret. Because the current Takumi didn't seem to have the strength left to deal with this move of his, should he strike or not? If he didn't, would he reveal a flaw?

As Ishiro stood behind Takumi, still hesitating whether to give him a blow that would injure but not affect his strength, Takumi's reaction once again exceeded Ishiro's expectations.

Takumi indeed hadn't expected Ishiro to have this move. Because according to common sense, if the enemy had a move in reserve, they should have used it long ago when he was desperately dodging. Why wait until now? He had to remember, this was Iwagakure.

It was just that Takumi's thoughts were clearly not normal at the moment. He didn't notice the discrepancy in time. Stimulated by Ishiro's Body Flicker Technique, he almost instinctively used the side-step method again.

This time, because he was standing still, this side-step did not have the momentum of a forward rush. Originally, under these circumstances, Takumi wouldn't have been able to move far. As long as Ishiro was a little careful when attacking, he could have killed him.

But this time, Takumi actually flashed five consecutive times. Although each time the distance wasn't far, the five times added up did indeed allow him to dodge Ishiro's attack range.

Although Ishiro was not a taijutsu ninja, his eyesight was not bad. While lateral shifts during high-speed movement put a relatively large load on the body, it wasn't impossible. The previous three consecutive flashes were rare, but Ishiro could understand the principle.

But to suddenly dodge five consecutive times from a standstill, this was incredible. The utility of this move surpassed the Body Replacement Technique; its effect was already comparable to a seal-less Body Flicker Technique.

But from close observation, Ishiro was very sure that Takumi had not used the Body Flicker Technique, and Ishiro knew very well that Takumi's Body Flicker was far from reaching the seal-less level.

This time, Ishiro did not pursue. Firstly, he needed time to digest the information he had just received. Secondly, Takumi had also reached his limit. After two consecutive super-limit exertions, Takumi's body was now in great discomfort. If not for the solid foundation he had built under Ishiro's previous requirements, Takumi probably couldn't even stand steadily now.

Sensing that Ishiro was not pursuing, Takumi quickly turned around on somewhat unsteady feet.

After turning around, what Takumi saw was a Konoha Anbu. This Konoha Anbu was looking at him with a strange gaze, which made Takumi somewhat baffled. He felt something was strange; this Konoha Anbu gave him a familiar feeling, and the killing intent that had been oppressing him had also disappeared.

After a while, Takumi, having calmed down, finally reacted. He had been entangled with this Konoha Anbu for so long, why hadn't a single Iwa ninja come? Why was there no movement nearby at all? This was not normal.

Having been in the Anbu for a year, Takumi still figured out the reason. He tentatively called out, "Teacher Ishiro?"

Ishiro was thinking about the ability Takumi had just displayed. Hearing him call, he reached up and took off his mask.

Seeing that it was really Ishiro under the mask, Takumi's legs went soft, and he could no longer hold on, plopping down on the ground.

Ishiro had no intention of helping Takumi up. Instead, he walked over and sat down beside him.

"Don't rush. Rest for a while first, then recall what you've just gained."

Takumi was not stupid. When Ishiro revealed himself, he understood that Ishiro was probably testing his strength. This kind of sparring had happened before; the only difference was that Ishiro hadn't hidden his identity previously.

After a long while, Takumi finally recovered and asked, "Teacher Ishiro, were you testing my strength?"

Ishiro nodded, then shook his head, saying, "Yes and no. My purpose was not to test your strength, but to use this method to force you to find your own path."

"Previously, I hoped you could learn the Body Flicker Technique and the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, to walk the path I have walked. At that time, with your talent for speed, you would surely become an outstanding ninja. At least in terms of speed, you would surpass me, surpass most ninjas in the village."

"But facts have proven me wrong. You have your own path; you shouldn't be bound by the goals I have planned for you. So I wanted to give you some pressure, to make you find your own path under the fear of death."

"You performed well. Those last two moves, go back and ponder them carefully. You should be able to walk a path different from all others."

Takumi was somewhat dazed after hearing Ishiro's words. Ishiro thought he was thinking about the previous two moves and was about to help him analyze them, but he held his tongue. Because Ishiro suddenly realized that Takumi's state seemed off. Although he had no expression and said nothing, his emotional fluctuations were very intense.

Ishiro hesitated for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?"

Takumi lowered his head, rubbed his eyes with his sleeve, and answered in a low voice, "Nothing."

After a while, Takumi added, "I know my attributes are not like yours, Teacher Ishiro. Ogura Saki is the one who is suitable to be your disciple. So I thought you would care more about Ogura Saki than me. Only now do I know I was wrong."

"Teacher Ishiro, I'm sorry. I was useless. I disappointed you and made you worry."

Ishiro was stunned. To be honest, he didn't actually know much about the inner hearts of these disciples. He hadn't realized at all before that this was what Takumi thought.

Patting Takumi's shoulder, Ishiro said, "What are you thinking? This question, you can actually go ask your big sister Chiko Tomoe. She has three disciples now; go ask her what she thinks. A teacher's feelings for their disciples are the same. There will be some disappointment, but worry will definitely outweigh disappointment."

"Teacher helps you improve your strength because I'm afraid you'll encounter danger in the future, not because I'm afraid you'll bring shame to me," Ishiro said, taking the opportunity to give Takumi a pep talk.

Takumi looked up at Ishiro, nodded, and then turned his gaze to the end of the street.

Ishiro didn't know what the youth was thinking and was pondering whether to say a few more encouraging words when he suddenly heard Takumi laugh.

Ishiro tilted his head and cast a questioning glance, and then his gaze froze. Was this another one?

That's right. Ishiro had gone to such great lengths to test him, pushing Takumi to the brink, and it hadn't made him transform. But as a result, after this one pep talk, he, like Shinya Matsutani, had crossed that threshold?

Looking at Takumi, who was immersed in some beautiful fantasy alone, Ishiro sighed in his heart. "Alright, no matter what, it's a good thing."

With this, all three members of Squad Two had completed the goals Ishiro had set for them.

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